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I would also like to seek your advice regarding the use of "how". Typically, we use How to enquire on the method (by what means) or the quality of an action (i.e. in what style), but my question is how do we know which one is the info we are looking for? For instance, why is it when i say "how did they play?", people would understand it to mean an enquiry about the quality of an action, and thus usually reply "they play well, or very well"; however, if I were to say "how does that machine work?", people would understand it to mean an enquiry about "what means or method or action", and might reply "this machine works by first shredding the raw materials, followed by.......". Is it simply a case of the context of the question (including the tense fo the question)?

That's a very interesting question! In many cases, certainly context provides the information that leads speakers to focus on one aspect or another of the action, but of course people's assumptions (including the listener's ideas about the questioner's intentions) also play a key role. Indeed the differences between people's views of the situation can lead to quite a lot of confusion.

Yes, you're right about 'recently'. I've removed it from the list and thank you for pointing this out to us.

So I suppose my understanding on the use of "how" (i.e. to enquire on the means/method, or to enquire on the quality of action/Style) is correct?

And returning to my example "how did they play?", I guess most of the time people mean to enquire on the condition/quality and hence would reply "well, very well or badly etc". But I guess depending on context, people can also reply "They played the game by first taking up positions on the field and then by,," to mean in the sense of what action/means/method "they" actually took?

May I know how advebrs (espicially adverbs of manner) are used in passive sentences? Espicially with regards to their positions. For instance, is it right to state "he was violently killed", or "he was killed violently"? And what if there are more than one auxilliary verbs, where would the adverb be placed at? Kindly provide some examples.

Dear Sir
Could you please tell me wether I am right or wrong? I would say the first is wrong but the second is correct.
eg. Your brothers as well as your mother has come.
Your brothers as well as your mother have come.
Thank you
Andrew international

In task 1 sentence 2 the right answer is well (other side played really well) and in task 3 sentence 6 the right answer is good (This milk doesn’t smell very good). Why do we use good instead of well in this second example? Greetings Jurgen